Saying, "I will do X", is pretty important for general efficiencies sake though. It gives other people who have done X a chance to give advice and people who we

Saying, "I will do X", is pretty important for general efficiencies sake though. It gives other people who have done X a chance to give advice and people who were thinking of doing X a chance to avoid doing it or pitch in. Informing people when and where you'll give a talk is also pretty critical to actually having people show up.